Thursday May 12
Often, a stallion will have a flurry of winners when he relocates, and one such stallion could be in for a career highlight on Saturday.
Thursday May 12
Cambridge Stud have a select draft of 10 mares plus a share in Ocean Park now live on Gavelhouse Plus with bidding running through until 7pm (NZT) on Friday 20 May.
Thursday May 12
Tony Pike will have an imposing line-up at Eagle Farm this weekend with several of his Kiwi raiders stepping out for the first time in the Sunshine State.
Thursday May 12
The decision by Racing Queensland to transfer Saturday’s Doomben 10,000 meeting to Eagle Farm is viewed as a positive by Matamata trainer Mark Walker who will saddle leading contender Entriviere in the weight-for-age 1200m feature.
Thursday May 12
John Wheeler has enjoyed phenomenal success in Australia’s prestige jumping events and the New Plymouth trainer is keen on another winter trip across the Tasman.
Wednesday May 11
More than 350 industry leaders, clients and supporters, attended the Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association 2022 Annual Awards in Scone to recognise the Hunter’s elite equine athletes.
Wednesday May 11
The Murray Bain Service to Industry Award honours the outstanding achievements of those in our industry who champion exceptional service to industry and hands-on practice. This year’s Murray Bain Service to Industry Award recipient is Ms Yvonne Clerke. &nbs
Wednesday May 11
The HTBA President’s Award for Lifetime (Industry) Achievement is presented in recognition of an individual for their many years of dedication to thoroughbred breeding, research and development and campaigning to preserve and protect our proud thoroughbred breeding industry and heritage.
Wednesday May 11
The Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association is once again very proud to pay tribute to three exceptional employees, in the fields of administration, horsemanship and leadership.
Wednesday May 11
A quartet of Chris Waller-trained 3YOs proved the main attractions in another successful Inglis Digital Online Sale, after selling for a collective $1.475m this afternoon.
Wednesday May 11
Riverdene Stud principal Kevin Pendergast has confirmed that the 2022 service fees for his three resident stallions will remain the same as last season even in light of the progress all three sires have made in the past 12 months, and in particular the outfit’s former Horse of the Year and multiple Group 1 winner Dissident.
Wednesday May 11
The Star and Arrowfield Stud announced today that they have completed negotiations with Triple Crown Syndications to secure rising star MAZU for their slot in The Everest, for both 2022 and 2023.
Wednesday May 11
Promising young sires Gold Standard and Swear are up for tender following the sale this week of the Spendthrift Australia property.
Wednesday May 11
Flying Artie has a bright prospect in talented boy from the bush Democracy Manifest, who made it two wins from two starts for new trainer Chris Waller when scoring easily at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
Wednesday May 11
Mapperley Stud is excited to announce they have secured the high-class racehorse Armory who will commence stallion duties at their Matamata property in 2022.
Wednesday May 11
The Real Thing looked just that when he came from last to make a winning career debut over 1000m at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday.
Wednesday May 11
The sale of Spendthrift Australia has led to their promising young sires Dirty Work and Overshare joining the stellar Widden Stud roster in Victoria this spring.
Wednesday May 11
Aquis Farm has today announced a 17-strong roster for the 2022 breeding season - an impressive lineup of the promising and proven.
Tuesday May 10
A homebred for the Aga Khan, exciting three year-old colt Vadeni was a Listed winner last season at two and showed he was ready for another successful year when taking out the Group III Prix de Guiche (1800m) at Chantilly overnight.
Tuesday May 10
The first son of Dark Angel to shuttle to Australia, Darley’s Harry Angel (IRE) broke the ice overnight to post his first winner with Vicious Harry saluting at Chantilly and interestingly he is from an Australian bred mare.
Tuesday May 10
For many commercial breeders the release of service fees each year means a lot of homework to delve into which sires did well in the marketplace and why in a bid to find value in a competitive market going forward.
Tuesday May 10
Nature Strip’s sire Nicconi joined the century club on Tuesday posting his 100th winner of the season to become the third Widden Stud sire to hit the milestone this year with two more set to follow in coming days.
Tuesday May 10
Exceedance's dual stakes winning half sister Mac 'n' Cheese is among seven new black type mares supplemented to the upcoming Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast.
Tuesday May 10
The sale of Spendthrift farm has been finalised to Victorian operation Hesket Thoroughbreds. In an announcement that will be pleasing to the Victorian Breeding Industry, Hesket Thoroughbreds, a locally owned and operated breeding and racing business, has purchased the Spendthrift Australia farm, a number of their racing stock and stallions.
Tuesday May 10
Highly fancied South Australian Derby contender Detonator Jack will need to break new ground if he is to win the Group One race at Morphettville.
Tuesday May 10
Astute trainer Bjorn Baker is not averse to travelling his juveniles out of town to break the ice and he got the cash at Mudgee on Sunday with the hot favourite Acapella Sun, the third winner for her young sire Sebring Sun.
Monday May 9
The Inglis Digital May (early) Sale features four quality racehorses all capable of winning future stakes races from the Chris Waller stable and with bidding to conclude tomorrow the state of play looks like this.
Monday May 9
Kitchwin Hills have confirmed fees for their two young stallions Sooboog and Graff, who will have his first foals born this spring.
Monday May 9
Here is the full list of 23 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Monday May 9
The horse’s natural reproductive period coincides with the light-filled days of summer. The desire to breed mares early in the year means that many foals are born at a darker time of year than Nature intended. This has consequences for breeding efficiency.
Monday May 9
Brian and Lorraine Anderton’s White Robe Lodge will again present a strong roster of four stallions featuring the proven trio of Ghibellines, Raise The Flag and Gallant Guru, while the impeccably credentialed Ancient Spirit will cover his second book of mares.
Monday May 9
The later season 2YO trials are always interesting and there’s been plenty in the past week, so here are all the results with breeding and sale data.
Monday May 9
A perennial source of quality racehorses, Victoria’s Larneuk Stud has unveiled its lineup for spring: a diverse quartet whose own sires have produced 534 stakes winners of $750 million.
Monday May 9
Victoria's Glen Eden Stud have announced the fees for their revamped roster which includes three new recruits.
Monday May 9
While Galileo continued to dominate in Britain and Ireland, his champion son Frankel served up the winners of the Group II features at Saint-Cloud on Sunday.
Monday May 9
Aquis Farm is thrilled to announce that Glennfiddich, the Group 2 winning son of Champion Sire, Fastnet Rock, will stand at their Canungra based farm this season.
Sunday May 8
The Ballydoyle production line of quality Galileo 3YO’s has been churning out new stakes-winners in the past few weeks with two more overnight winning Classic trials, while glamour colt Luxembourg is on the sidelines for now.
Sunday May 8
The spectacular Inglis Digital pinhook result brought the curtain came down on a tremendous week of action at Riverside that saw all four auctions achieve significant growth.
Sunday May 8
A 1400m Mudgee maiden on a heavy track may not often be a key formline but when it’s a heavily backed, easy winning half-sister by So You Think to a Group One winner from a top stable, it does prick the ears.
Sunday May 8
In a long and storied history as one of Queensland’s leading thoroughbred farms, Lyndhurst Stud will present its most exciting stallion lineup in 2022.
Sunday May 8
Australia’s only national TV program dedicated to the care of thoroughbreds away from racing returns to Sky Thoroughbred Central this Monday night, as Thoroughbreds Are Go embarks on a new season.
Sunday May 8
Placed at his first two starts at Newcastle and Warwick Farm and a last start fourth at Canterbury, the $1,800,000 Easter Yearling Sale-topper Naval Seal, ventured to Ballarat on Sunday to break his maiden over 1600m.
Sunday May 8
Bound For Home quickly dispelled any fears Archie Alexander had about the heavy track for the Rubick debutant, who looked to thoroughly enjoy herself with an all-the-way win over 1100m at Ballarat on Sunday.
Sunday May 8
Former claimer Rich Strike only made the field the Kentucky Derby through a late scratching, and he celebrated with an 80/1 score in the 148th running of the Run For The Roses at Churchill Downs.
Sunday May 8
Armidale Stud are proud to announce their stallion roster for 2022, headlined by Group 1 sire Needs Further and emerging young Stakes producing sire Alpine Eagle.
Sunday May 8
Less than 24 hours after the 2022 Chairman’s Sale, a former graduate of the auction Snapdancer (Choisir) won her first G1 in today’s Sangster Stakes at Morphettville.
Sunday May 8
With four winners on Saturday led by Nettuno (Group III Ken Russell Memorial Classic) and Blondeau (Listed Takeover Target Stakes), I Am Invincible has closed the gap on So You Think to just over $200,000.
Saturday May 7
Two new Classic contender stakes-winners overnight, with yet another Derby hopeful for Galileo and the half-sister to Cox Plate winner State of Rest announced herself as an Oaks prospect.
Saturday May 7
Here is the full list of 114 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Saturday May 7
The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained filly Dynasties was a Breednet One To Watch when she won on debut at Newcastle in May last year, but it took another five starts to register her second win, which came in Saturday's Listed Gold Coast Bracelet (1800m).
Saturday May 7
After outlaying $220,000 for Silent Surround at the Inglis Chairman's Sale on Friday, Michael Freedman would have gained a good deal of satisfaction when Silent Surround's daughter Silent Sovereign scored a dominant win in Saturday's $200,000 Group II Queen Of The South Stakes at Morphettville.
Saturday May 7
Surprisingly, the 5yo Choisir mare Snapdancer was gifted an uncontested lead in Saturday’s Group 1 SAROA Robert Sangster Stakes, and that is all she needed.
Saturday May 7
Worth $500,000, The Coast (1600m) was the richest race at the big Gosford meeting on Saturday and while it didn’t carry Black Type it was a nice race to win with victory going to the Kris Lees trained Deep Field gelding Rustic Steel.
Saturday May 7
Twelve months after announcing himself to Australia with a facile win in the Group II Hollindale Stakes at the Gold Coast, Zaaki (GB) returned to the scene on Saturday to defend his title as arguably the best horse in the land.
Saturday May 7
I Am Invincible was in hot form on Saturday with a new 2YO stakes-winner in Nettuno and then another new stakes-winner at Gosford when improving 4YO Blondeau took on a big field in the $200,000 Takeover Target Stakes (1200m) and emerged triumphant.
Saturday May 7
Saturday's Group III Gold Coast Guineas (1200m), settled down to a dogfight between local hope Prince Of Boom and Group 1 winning New Zealander Sword Of State, and much to the joy of locals, the hometown boy got the decision.
Saturday May 7
The powerful Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable had runners right around Australia on Saturday and tasted success in South Australia when progressive mare Splendiferous scored a commanding win in the Listed SAJC Port Adelaide Cup (2500m).
Saturday May 7
Seradess became the fifth winner of Morphettville's Group II Tobin Bronze Stakes (1200m) for trainer Mark Kavanagh when she led every step of the way under Craig Williams.
Saturday May 7
Local trainer Lance Robinson admitted he wasn’t quite sure where to look halfway down the straight in Saturday’s Listed Daphne Bannan Memorial Great Easter Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton.
Saturday May 7
Barely 10 minutes after winning the Listed Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton with Diss Is Dramatic, prominent Kiwi syndicators Go Racing landed another feature win on the other side of the Tasman with Stardome in the XXXX Gold Coast Cup (2400m).
Saturday May 7
Pierro posted a new stakes-winner on Saturday in New Zealand with talented gelding Lord Cosmos capturing the Listed Waikato Equine Veterinary Centre Stakes (1200m) at Te Rapa.
Saturday May 7
Champion trainer Tony Gollan has some progressive juveniles in his stable ad one of them is I Am Invincible colt Nettuno, who made it three wins from three starts when scoring a tenacious win in the Group III Ken Russell Memorial Classic (1200m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday.
Saturday May 7
Short-priced favourite Aitch Two Oh was given a fright by Peter Moody’s Winning Rupert debutant Winning Revolution before the daughter of Headwater dug deep to earn a maiden stakes success in Saturday’s Without Fear Stakes at Morphettville.
Saturday May 7
Awapuni visitor Diss Is Dramatic showed all her fighting qualities when she downed a handy line-up of two-year-olds in Saturday’s Listed Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes (1200m) at Riccarton.
Saturday May 7
The Rubick colt Lincoln Square looks to have a bright future following a faultless display on debut over 1200m at Caulfield on Saturday.
Saturday May 7
In typical Waterhouse/Bott style, the Brazen Beau gelding Resonator found the lead and refused to surrender it when making it two wins on the bounce over 1200m at Gosford on Saturday.
Friday May 6
Dual G1 winner Shout The Bar – “the Kim Kardashian of the racing world’’ – sold for a record $2.7m on a spectacular night of theatre at The Chairman’s Sale at Riverside this evening.
Friday May 6
On a night where the average price at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale was over $470,000, there were five million dollar mares so let’s give them a quick look.
Friday May 6
After her $2.7 million sale at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale, dual Group One winner Shout The Bar will race on in Queensland before retiring to a mating with Royal Ascot bound Home Affairs at Coolmore Stud in the new season.
Friday May 6
To the cheers of the punters that backed him into favouritism, the Chris Waller-trained Aleas (GB) came out on top in a three-horse war in Friday’s $200,000 Listed D & S Taber Electric Wagga Cup (2000m).
Friday May 6
G1 performers, proven producers, blueblood relations and an abundance of Metropolitan-winning racehorses form one of the most diverse and strongest Inglis Digital catalogues ever offered.
Friday May 6
New Zealand Bloodstock’s premium online subsidiary Gavelhouse Plus is set to hold a high calibre broodmare sale this winter.
Friday May 6
A spectacularly coloured mare, one of Australia's rare winning paint thoroughbreds is currently for sale and creating plenty of interest in this week’s Bloodstockauction.com catalogue.
Friday May 6
The spotlight is on Morphettville on Saturday with the running of the Group 1 Saroa Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m), where defending champion Instant Celebrity and 2020 heroine Bella Bella attempt to thwart a powerful eastern states invasion.
Friday May 6
The first foal of a VRC Oaks winner scored his first trial win at Rosehill on Friday which saw juveniles by Pierro, Invader, Street Boss and Written Tycoon winning.
Thursday May 5
A day after breaking the world record for stakes-winners with two new promising 3YO SW’s, the legendary Galileo moved to 350 stakes-winners with victory in the Listed Chester Dee Stakes (1m2 ½ f) by yet another progressive 3YO in Star of India.
Thursday May 5
The second day of the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale produced some great results for our new group of first season sires, so let’s take a look at some of the highlights for sires that had sales of youngsters for $100,000 or more.
Thursday May 5
A record Australian Weanling Sale concluded at Riverside this afternoon with all key financial metrics setting new benchmarks for the auction.
Thursday May 5
Here is the full list of 42 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Thursday May 5
A quartet of exciting Chris Waller-trained 3YOs will be offered in a rare buying opportunity as part of the Inglis Digital May (Early) Online Sale, which opens for bidding tomorrow.
Thursday May 5
Windsor Park Stud, whose stallions have enjoyed a super season on the racetrack, have announced their service fees for the 2022 breeding season.
Thursday May 5
Multiple Group Two winner Ocean Emperor will once again stand at Gary and Jenny Hennessy’s Weowna Park this coming breeding season for a fee of $10,000+GST, an increase of $3,000 from last season’s fee.
Thursday May 5
There were emotional scenes following Thursday’s $200,000 Iron Jack 2022 Wagga Town Plate after the injury-plagued Front Page put his opponents to the sword.
Thursday May 5
After winning two of seventeen starts, 6yo gelding Witchachar Star transferred to Chris Hyland, and the transformation has been spectacular.
Thursday May 5
Tarzino’s emergence as a serious source of quality staying performers has earned the Westbury Stud resident a service fee increase for the 2022 season.
Wednesday May 4
Dubawi and Frankel might be the men of the moment, but Galileo is not done yet and the legend sired two new 3YO stakes-winners overnight for the Coolmore partners that are headed to the Epsom Derby and Oaks.
Wednesday May 4
A filly and colt from Fairhill Farm that sold late on Day 1 capped off a record opening to the Australian Weanling Sale at Riverside.
Wednesday May 4
The first day of the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale produced some great results for our new group of first season sires, so let’s take a look at some of the highlights for sires that had sales of youngsters for $100,000 or more.
Wednesday May 4
Here is the full list of 40 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wednesday May 4
The outstanding catalogues for the upcoming Magic Millions National Weanling and Broodmare Sales have been enhanced again with 22 more quality lots joining a star studded supplementary line up.
Wednesday May 4
On the day it was announced he would be returning home to Gooree Stud, Your Song celebrated when his son Frankie Pinot ploughed through the mud under apprentice Maddie Lloyd to claim the $200,000 Listed The Midfield Group Wangoom Hcp (1200m) at Warrnambool.
Wednesday May 4
Placed at Warwick Farm, Randwick, and Hawkesbury at his first three starts, the Shalaa (IRE) colt Shalailed scored a welcome breakthrough over 1200m at Canterbury on Wednesday, but it would not have wanted to be a metre more.
Wednesday May 4
Born and bred at Gooree Stud, Group I winning Fastnet Rock stallion Your Song will return to his birthplace to continue his stud career at the historic property this spring.
Wednesday May 4
Proven Group I sire Ilovethiscity has been making news of late as the sire of $1million Showdown winner King's Consort and he will stand the 2022 breeding season again at Noor Elaine Farm.
Wednesday May 4
Star Thoroughbreds have had a lot of success over the years, but no horse has eclipsed the deeds of Golden Slipper winning sire Sebring, who gave them a promising debut winner at Canterbury on Wednesday while another well-bred Sebring winner will now go to the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale as a winner for Emirates Park.
Wednesday May 4
Swettenham Stud’s Toronado (IRE) has been given a substantial fee increase this year rising from $49,500 to $88,000 and his growing prestige was reflected in the sale ring during the first session of the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale when a colt from Ain’t She Smart was bought for $300,000.
Tuesday May 3
Here is the full list of 29 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Tuesday May 3
An outstanding line up of 476 youngsters will take centre stage on the Gold Coast from later this month with the catalogue for the 2022 National Yearling Sale released today.
Tuesday May 3
Mike O’Donnell’s Fairhill Farm have been the leading vendor at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale for the past four years and they’ll be right at the pointy end again this year with another quality draft featuring a range of top stallions.
Tuesday May 3
Bubble Palace earned a Breednet ‘One To Watch’ following her debut win at Ballarat on April 24, and the strapping daughter of Rich Enuff looks to have progressed nicely, judging by her three and three-quarter length romp in the $125,000 Callaghan Motors Gold Strike (1000m) at Warrnambool.